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Chapter IX
BARON AQUILA Felix's own position was bitter in the extreme. He felt he had talent. He loved deeply, he knew that he was in turn as deeply beloved; but he was utterly powerless. On the confines of the estate, indeed, the men would run gladly to do his bidding. Beyond, and on his own account, he was helpless.
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on the far side of; further than
From this reading “Beyond, and on his own account, he was helpless.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “On the confines of the estate, indeed, the men would run gladly to do his bidding.”
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From this reading Beyond, and on his own account, he was helpless.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Beyond, and on his own account, he was helpless.
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From this reading BARON AQUILA Felix's own position was bitter in the extreme.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He loved deeply, he knew that he was in turn as deeply beloved; but he was utterly powerless.
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From this reading BARON AQUILA Felix's own position was bitter in the extreme.
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From this reading He loved deeply, he knew that he was in turn as deeply beloved; but he was utterly powerless.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading Beyond, and on his own account, he was helpless.
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From this reading On the confines of the estate, indeed, the men would run gladly to do his bidding.
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From this reading BARON AQUILA Felix's own position was bitter in the extreme.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He loved deeply, he knew that he was in turn as deeply beloved; but he was utterly powerless.
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From this reading On the confines of the estate, indeed, the men would run gladly to do his bidding.
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From this reading He loved deeply, he knew that he was in turn as deeply beloved; but he was utterly powerless.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading On the confines of the estate, indeed, the men would run gladly to do his bidding.
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From this reading On the confines of the estate, indeed, the men would run gladly to do his bidding.
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From this reading BARON AQUILA Felix's own position was bitter in the extreme.
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From this reading BARON AQUILA Felix's own position was bitter in the extreme.
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From this reading He felt he had talent.
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From this reading On the confines of the estate, indeed, the men would run gladly to do his bidding.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He felt he had talent.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He felt he had talent.
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From this reading Beyond, and on his own account, he was helpless.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading On the confines of the estate, indeed, the men would run gladly to do his bidding.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading BARON AQUILA Felix's own position was bitter in the extreme.
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From this reading On the confines of the estate, indeed, the men would run gladly to do his bidding.
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From this reading He loved deeply, he knew that he was in turn as deeply beloved; but he was utterly powerless.
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From this reading He loved deeply, he knew that he was in turn as deeply beloved; but he was utterly powerless.
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From this reading On the confines of the estate, indeed, the men would run gladly to do his bidding.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On the confines of the estate, indeed, the men would run gladly to do his bidding.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the confines of the estate, indeed, the men would run gladly to do his bidding.
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From this reading BARON AQUILA Felix's own position was bitter in the extreme.
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From this reading BARON AQUILA Felix's own position was bitter in the extreme.
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From this reading He loved deeply, he knew that he was in turn as deeply beloved; but he was utterly powerless.
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From this reading On the confines of the estate, indeed, the men would run gladly to do his bidding.
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From this reading He felt he had talent.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He loved deeply, he knew that he was in turn as deeply beloved; but he was utterly powerless.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BARON AQUILA Felix's own position was bitter in the extreme.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading On the confines of the estate, indeed, the men would run gladly to do his bidding.
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From this reading He loved deeply, he knew that he was in turn as deeply beloved; but he was utterly powerless.
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From this reading He loved deeply, he knew that he was in turn as deeply beloved; but he was utterly powerless.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading BARON AQUILA Felix's own position was bitter in the extreme.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading On the confines of the estate, indeed, the men would run gladly to do his bidding.
